Maja Mišovic is a first year Master degree student from Serbia who studies Journalism and Media Analysis in the Faculty of Political Sciences and Diplomacy of Vytautas Magnus University. This is her story: Hello, Maja, could you tell us a little bit about yourself? It is my pleasure to introduce myself. I am one of those rare people, who came to study in Lithuania from Balkans, Serbia. My decision to come to Vytautas Magnus University was based on my dream to specialise in the field of media. Even though I have graduated Bachelor in Journalism and I am aware that […]
Read moreIn most Lithuanian higher education institutions new students must go through „a baptism“ – an initiation ritual, before becoming recognized as students by their peers. Although such events are fun and usually organized by students themselves it might sound intimidating, especially for foreigners. But it is not as intimidating as one might think, says KC, a current student of Vilniaus Verslo Kolegija. KC: As the first African in college, I was wondering how life will be studying with people from another race. I had many thoughts, but I love the adventure, hence my reason of taking up the mantle […]
Read moreThis academic year 9 degree studies students from Georgia are studying at VDU. One of them is Revaz Janshia. This active and interesting young man has visited Lithuania earlier – he studied at VMU as a bilateral exchange student. After spending a few months in Lithuania and getting to know the country, Revaz decided to come back here for a longer period of time. The young man’s willingness to become a student of VMU was also encouraged by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania, which provided a scholarship for Master studies. Please make acquaintance with […]
Read moreŠiauliai University is the biggest and fast growing university in northern Lithuania. Not only it currently has over 130 agreements with foreign higher education institutions from 40 countries all over the world, but it also successfully participates in various international activities: exchange of students and lecturers, ECTS application, intensive programmes, projects and worldwide networks, joint degree study programmes, and so on. Needless to say, foreign students feel very welcome at Šiauliai University. Here’s what some of them have to say: Ersan Taskin, Turkey At Šiauliai University you can find more practical knowledge about engineering disciplines and you can […]
Read moreMore and more young people from all over the world choose Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) as their place to accumulate knowledge. Lately, increasing numbers of Brazilians come from their native warm country to the contrastive Lithuania and find it a great, welcoming and inspiring study destination. Both this and last year, VMU representatives participated in the higher education fair in São Paulo and informed Brazilian students about great opportunities to discover Lithuania and study at VMU – university of liberal arts and spirit. Take a minute and read about Lithuanian-origin Brazilian citizen Thammy Padlipskas’ experiences as a VMU […]
Read moreOctober 29th ESN KTU (Erasmus Student Network of Kaunas University of Technology) invited all the students to become real life heroes by donating their blood. “Blood Donation” initiative (which is not the first one organised by ESN) took place in Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Electronics building during the lunch break. All the small fears of blood or needles were pushed away by friendly doctors, volunteers and friends and at the end this event attracted 46 participants. Many international degree and exchange students of Erasmus+ programme willingly gave their blood to a good cause. What is even more astonishing, […]
Read moreAccording to the recent preliminary data presented by the Information Technology Centre of the Ministry of Education and Science there currently are 4562 foreign students studying in Lithuanian higher education institutions. 1557 new students started studying in Lithuanian universities and schools of applied science this year. The interest in studies in Lithuania is constantly growing while the current students continue to give positive feedback, mentioning high education quality for a reasonable price. Most of the students that got accepted this year are from India (293), Belarus (159), Ukraine (144), Nigeria (94) and Azerbaijan (78). Other top 10 countries from which […]
Read moreElnara Huseynova, came to Lithuania in September 2010. After five years she‘s back to Baku, Azerbaijan, carrying Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree diplomas of Mykolas Romeris University (MRU), Lithuania. “I am very glad for my choice and had never regretted”, says Elnara, who recommends each young person to study abroad. Elnara, how did you decide to study in Vilnius? I passed examinations and entered state university in Baku in summer 2010. Then, I saw advertisement on the website of The State Students Admission Commission Of The Republic Of Azerbaijan, which stated that there is a chance to study in […]
Read moreVisit STUDY IN LITHUANIA team at BAKU EXPO CENTER on October 9-11 – see official webpage Have you heard about the higher education opportunities Lithuania has to offer? This country offers top-notch education for the price lower than elsewhere. Receiving a high education is of great importance to Azerbaijani citizens. In the last years there has been a tremendous increase in the number of Azerbaijani students study abroad and Lithuania is one of the new, exciting locations. „I enjoy the classes and discussions with my professors. I can feel their support in every step of my studies: from […]
Read more„I applied for undergraduate programme of Industrial Technology Management after a year at Anadolu University in Turkey. The studies at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) seem to be more flexible and more practice oriented, and I did enjoy the classes, discussions with the professors, whose support was felt in every step of my studies: from classes to organising various events at University. The Azerbaijani community in Kaunas is vibrant; we organise Novruz, Cultural nights of our country and have possibility to present our rich culture to the Lithuanian students. My last semesters at KTU are dedicated to enrich my experience: […]
Read moreTop students from Ukraine and Moldova, who will be pursuing Master’s Degree studies at Mykolas Romeris University (MRU), have been awarded state scholarships.
Read more“In India language changes every thousand kilometres, and everyone worships their own god. Regardless of that, cricket is being played everywhere”, says J. K. Tandon, CEO of A&Z Exports International. Last week the Indian company has donated cricket equipment to the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania. Cricket team at KTU, the second largest university in Lithuania with almost 300 students from Southeast Asia, has been founded in 2013. Lithuania, the largest of Baltic countries with almost 3 million of population, is internationally known as a country with one “national” sport, i.e. basketball. Lithuanian national basketball team is among […]
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